Ahoy there me mateys! I received this fantasy eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here are me honest musings . . .

I reviewed book one of this series back in May and highly enjoyed it. Hydra contacted me about book two being available to request. Yes please! So very glad I did because book two was even better than the first. If ye haven’t read that one, then ye read the rest of this review at yer own peril.

This novel takes us back to the conflict between the killer machines and humans. It was so nice to go back to Rhona’s story. She has continued to grow as a person and yet is still struggling with the ramifications of being the face of the rebellion against the machines.

The quibbles I had in the first book were absent in this one. No love triangle. Machines had limitations that made more sense. Technology did not magically work all the time.

The relationship between Rhona and Camus continues to be explored in this one. But I rather like the fact that they both are still working on and through the ramifications of their relationship while the world is falling apart around them. Their relationship questions felt more natural in the overall storytelling arc.

There were a lot of twisty plot points that I loved. Some that made me sad. Only one major plot point seemed to be coming (and it did at the end) but even then there were some surprises in the hows of it happening. The ending was satisfying and totally set up the next book in the series.

I want it.

Now.

So lastly . . .

Thank you Hydra!

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